Links to profiles and news on the Princeton class of 2011.
Brian Fabrizius - 6'11" : 210 lbs - Kimball Union Academy
Bobby Garbade - 6'10" : 235 lbs - Seton Catholic Central
Denton Koon - 6'7" : 200+ lbs - Liberty Senior High School
Clay Wilson - 6'3" - Lincoln Christian School
President Obama has named former Tiger John Rogers chair of the new President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability.
Rush The Court offers up a 2010-11 Ivy League primer, picking Harvard to stand on top come March. Their predictions have been added to our master list of conference previews.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon was listed as Preseason First Team All-Kansas City by KC Preps.
Oregon State held their annual media day yesterday. Read all about it in the Oregonian, the Register-Guard and the Gazette-Times.
He's 6'10" and he's getting bigger.
He's senior center Bobby Garbade (rhymes with car-raid), and yesterday he informed the Princeton coaching staff during an on-campus visit that he wanted to be part of the Tigers' next recruiting class. Pending admission, Garbade (pictured on the right above) joins Denton Koon and Clay Wilson, who each verbally committed to Princeton earlier this year.
Tonight I spoke at length with Garbade's high school coach Chris Sinicki, who has coached the future Tiger for the past three seasons at Seton Catholic Central High School in Binghampton, NY. Sinicki's exclusive quotes and analysis plus links to player evaluations and videos of Garbade can be found after the jump.
Top-flight senior center Desmond Hubert has trimmed his suitors from seven schools to five. Ohio State and Virginia are off his list, but Princeton made the cut.
Rivals previews the 2010-11 Ivy League race.
Rush The Court considers Princeton's trip to Harvard this season the #66 "Can't-Miss Game" of the year.
Northwestern has named former player Joe Kennedy the team's new Director of Operations.
Princeton coach Sydney Johnson was the special guest at a high school in Missouri on Monday.
Georgetown picked up a commitment from a 6'9" DeMatha senior forward.
Hoya head man John Thompson III talked with MSG's Jon Rothstein about the upcoming season.
A great Fanhouse piece on the "graceful toughness" of Chris Mooney, who has rebuilt Richmond into a threat.
Spiders guard Kevin Anderson, Georgetown's Austin Freeman and Northwestern forward John Shurna have all been named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list.
Padres GM Jed Hoyer said the team would not pick up Chris Young's 2011 option, but he would be interested in Young's return to San Diego.
2009-10 Ivy Rookie of the Year Kyle Casey broke a bone in his right foot over the weekend and will miss the next 6-8 weeks. He is expected to return to Harvard's lineup before Ivy play begins.
C. Young (2-0) 5.0 IP 3 H 0 ER 2 BB 6 K 0.90 ERA. 82 pitches, 51 strikes.
Chris Young (video) made what could have been his last start with the Padres a memorable one, throwing five shutout innings as San Diego blanked the Cubs 3-0.
But the story of the game was a pair of amazing catches by center fielder Will Venable. The former Princeton two sport star blocked 23 shots while playing basketball in college but his rejections of a pair of run-scoring plays last night may have been the defensive highlights of his professional baseball career.
In the top of the second inning Venable leapt full extension at the center field fence to rob Alfonso Soriano (video) and one inning later he pulled a sure home run out of the stands (video) while on the run to keep Chicago from tying the game. Not a bad night in the field for a guy who almost didn't play due to his sore back.
Because of Young and Venable the Padres remain in the playoff chase, trying to catch either Atlanta for the Wild Card or San Francisco for the NL West crown.
Northwestern has finally published their 2010-11 men's basketball schedule.
Princeton will welcome a 6'6" prospect to campus next weekend for a visit.
Center Desmond Hubert, who listed Princeton as one of his final seven schools said "everybody's even" when asked by NJHoops.com about which direction he's leaning.
Bill Bradley is interviewed by Bleacher Report about the social impact of sports.
Georgetown's Austin Freeman was named Big East Preseason Player of the Year by Blue Ribbon.
An awkward attempt at a joke made by NRCC chief Pete Sessions behind closed doors has Princeton basketball as an indirect news item on Politico. Don't read the comments, or your eyes will start burning.
Will Venable has been on a hot streak as he learns to have fun during a pennant race. Venable was a perfect 3-3 at the plate last night in San Diego's 3-1 loss to the Dodgers, raising his average to .249.
Looking to slip back into first place, Chris Young gets the start for the Padres tonight at home versus Cincinnati. First pitch is scheduled for 10:05 pm ET.
Craig Robinson can be found in Washington, DC this weekend at the National Book Festival. Robinson discussed his team's tempered expectations for 2010-11 earlier this week with Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports.
Princeton recruit Denton Koon is taking his official visit to Princeton this weekend.
A Philadelphia-area shooting guard has committed to Georgetown.
Joe Scott and the Denver Pioneers hope to impress the WAC and/or the WCC and gain possible membership in either conference. Would certainly make more geographical sense than the Sun Belt.
C. Young (1-0) 4.0 IP 3 H 1 ER 3 BB 3 K 0.90 ERA. 69 pitches, 41 strikes.
For the first time since April 6, Chris Young took to the mound for San Diego. While Young struggled to control his adrenaline, he was able to give the Padres four solid innings.
Will Venable added three hits from the lead off slot, including an infield single (video) that tied the score in the seventh. By the end of the night the Friars had a half game lead over the San Francisco Giants in the NL West.
Georgetown finalized their 2010-11 schedule.
Seton Hall will host Richmond on Boxing Day.
The Statesman Journal reports on Craig Robinson's appearance at the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley's kickoff luncheon.
There are a couple photos of Marcus Schroeder from the Reno Bighorns' August tryout camp on the team's Facebook page. The Bighorns will hold another tryout in October. No word yet if Schroeder will be participating.
Former Tiger Conor Neu gets a brief mention in Selena Roberts' Sports Illustrated column about Jeremy Tyler.
Princeton opens their season on November 12th versus Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights will be without shooting guard Tyree Graham, already out for the year with a knee injury.
Tommy Amaker has aimed high in his recruiting and had yet to land one of his elite targets until Saturday night, when one of the nation's top high school centers verbally committed to Harvard.
Dare to dream? One of the top centers in the class of 2011 released a list of seven schools he's focusing on. Included alongside Villanova, Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Virginia and Wake Forest is Princeton.
A 6'8" senior wing from Georgia has offers from Boston College, Harvard, Penn and Princeton but his coach hopes to drum up interest from Georgia Tech.
Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports reports that Chris Young will make his return to the Padres as the starter in Saturday's game versus Saint Louis.
Yesterday was the first official chance Craig Robinson had to work with his team. He tells The Oregonian about what he saw.
Bill Carmody will be in California this week to watch a 6'9" prospect work out.
Carmody lauded his team's development while in Italy to the Chicago Tribune.
Dave Blatt is weighing leaving the Russian national team, claims Haaretz.
The John Thompson III Foundation will hold its Fourth Annual JTIII Foundation Community Festival on September 25th.
Finally, the Charleston Classic brackets are set. Georgetown will open against Coastal Carolina in the first of four games on November 18th.
Penn is the last of the eight Ivy schools to unveil their 2010-11 schedule.
Having successfully completed a second simulated game late last week, Chris Young is returning to the mound. He'll be making a rehab start for the Portland Beavers in Reno on Tuesday.
Speaking of Beavers, the 2010-11 Oregon State basketball schedule has been released. This year's DC-area game is against Howard the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Denver improved to 2-0 in Spain with an 81-79 victory over Lobe Huesca.
CB Gran Canaria officially introduced Judson Wallace as the newest member of their team.
A near-7 footer from central PA has committed to La Salle over apparent interest from Princeton and other Ivy programs.
Harvard is the latest member of the Ancient Eight to unveil their full basketball schedule.
Chris Young threw 40 pitches in a second bullpen session followed by 50 more before Friday's game.
More on the commitments of Princeton recruits Denton Koon and Clay Wilson.
The Wall Street Journal offers a feature on John Rogers and Ariel Investments. Great photo of a young Rogers working as a Chicago White Sox vendor.
Oregon State will have the services of 6'9" onetime UTEP signee Eric Moreland in 2010-11. Moreland was cleared to play immediately for the Beavers by the NCAA and will have four years of eligibility remaining.
Denver is heading on a two week tour of Spain later this month, where the Pioneers will play six professional Spanish teams.
Richmond guard Kevin Anderson answers the Times-Dispatch's questions.
Texas-Pan American will host Northwestern and visit Oregon State this season.
Brown and Yale have released their schedules.
It only took two days for forward Denton Koon to have company in Princeton's 2011 recruiting class.
Joining him is a true gym rat, 6'3" guard Clay Wilson from Lincoln Christian School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wilson made his intentions known yesterday that he will attend Princeton next fall pending admission.
Today I talked with Wilson's high school coach Teddy Owens about this gifted shooter. Exclusive quotes, numerous videos and an assortment of articles and evaluations can be found after the jump.
